At BTSR we are familiar with “poor as a church mouse.” We know this from experiences with our students, the very nature of twenty-first century theological education and from the congregations and denominational organizations that help support our mission. Truth be told, financial struggles are imbedded in the very nature of our task. Or, as [...]
Go to post pageSomething foundational has changed in local church life, the Great Recession has simply accelerated the pattern. Let me offer suggestions about church budgets in the future. First the past Church budgets vary greatly from congregation to congregation. A typical congregation’s budget tends to fall into several categories as follows: 50% personnel 20% buildings [...]
Go to post pageA new future began to emerge for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in Fort Worth, Texas June 20-22, 2012. The retirement of long-time Coordinator Dan Vestal was front and center throughout the meeting. Add to this the retirement of Terry Hamrick and the return to the classroom of Rob Nash (and the departure of still [...]
Go to post pageInsight is always rooted in context. What works in Richmond rarely works in Asheville and never works in Orlando. Recently, I was in Florida visiting with Dr. Duke McCall, retired president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a former president of the Baptist World Alliance. Dr. Caleb Oladipo our mission professor was with me. Dr. [...]
Go to post pageI debated writing this blog: the topic is a bit afield for me. But then, I said, “Why not?” So, I sat down this morning and pecked-out this blog, of my own free choice. I write in response to Jerry A. Coyne’s article “Why you don’t really have free will” which appeared on USA Today’s [...]
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